Years later, they get back together to discuss the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother for her 90th Birthday.
The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.”
The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.”
The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat.
You know how Mom enjoys the Bible, and you know she can’t see very well.
I sent her a brown parrot that can recite the entire Bible.
It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years to teach him.
I had to pledge to contribute $100,000.00 a year for 10 years, but it was worth it.
Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot will recite it.”
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:
“Milton,” she wrote the first son,“The house you built is so huge.
I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house.”
“Marvin,” she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel.
I stay home all the time, so I never use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!”
“Dearest Melvin,” she wrote to her third son, “You were the only son to have the good sense to know what your mother likes that chicken was delicious.”
-- Unfaithfulness!--
A couple was having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wife’s hand in his and said;
“Beth, soon we will be married 30 years, and there’s something I have to know. In all of these 30 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?”
Beth replied, “Well Charles, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I’ve been unfaithful to you three times during these 30 years, but always for a good reason.”
Charles was obviously hurt by his wife’s confession but said, “I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by ‘good reasons’?”
Beth said, “The very first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn’t pay the mortgage.
Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?, well I did what I had to do”
Charles recalled the visit to the banker and said, “I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?”
Beth answered, “And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn’t have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed?
Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge, well I did what I had to do.”
“I recall that,” says Chuck. “And you did it to save my life so of course I can forgive you for that.
Now tell me about the third time.”
“All right,” Beth said. “So do you remember when you ran for president of the golf club, and you needed 73 more votes?”
